• Job Description

  Req#: C9267-23-1752?language=en&page=2005&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  As a Clinical, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist you will provide a highly specialist, multi level clinical and forensic psychology service that is cost-effective, culturally appropriate and based on best clinical and professional practice, that will meet Trust and Divisional objectives, national strategic and policy guidelines, commissioner requirements. Therefore meeting service user and carer needs and expectations. To thereby help understand, prevent and ameliorate psychological distress and disorder and improve the mental health and well-being of the Service Users of the forensic service.

  This post attracts a yearly RSU allowance of £1446 per annum.

  Please note this vacancy/JD is subject to Job Evaluation/Banding

  Main duties of the job

  A more comprehensive range of tasks and responsibilities is outlined in the attached job description, main duties will include:

  • To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients based on the appropriate use of tests, self-report measures, observations and interviews with support networks.
  • To plan and implement a range of formal, informal and creative psychological interventions and treatments, employing methods of proven efficacy and drawing upon different explanatory models whilst maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
  • To undertake risk assessments for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk
  • To offer advice and consultation on an individual's psychological care to non-clinical colleagues, and to role-model and foster trauma-informed services and psychologically informed environments through reflective practice and joint case working.
  • As the Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist in the team, the post holder will have supervisory and line management responsibility for a Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist and will provide supervisory support to other members of the MDT.

  About us

  Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

  Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

  Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

  Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

  At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

  • Excellent opportunities for career progression
  • Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
  • 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
  • NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • Lease car scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Mental Health First Aiders
  • Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
  • Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

  Date posted

  05 September 2023

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £43,742 to £57,349 a year Subject to Confirmation of Banding

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  267-SS5497716-A

  Job locations

  HMP Bullingdon

  Patrick Haigh Road

  Bicester

  OX25 1PZ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  You will need to have a passion for working with people in custody and who may have difficulty in trusting professionals and services and who may have experienced severe trauma - developing associated coping mechanisms that can make them 'difficult to engage with'.

  You will need to be able to work effectively as part of a wider, multidisciplinary team, bringing an enthusiastic and positive attitude to partnership building and embracing the notion of an integrated approach that delivers together.

  What we need from you!

  • A qualified Forensic, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with passion and drive for developing and contributing your clinical skills in a changeable and challenging environment
  • Be compassionate, caring and creative with excellent communication skills
  • A flexible and positive attitude
  • be willing to work in a person-centred and trauma informed manner

  • Facilitates the dissemination of effective evidence informed psychological practice within the team and service by supporting psychologically informed protocols, guidelines and procedures implemented by other members of the MDT

  • Regularly undertakes applied research and development activities related to the needs of the clients served and the Psychology Service as a whole.Provides teaching/training sessions/programmes in psychological principles and practice for other members of the MDT.Provides supervision and liaison-consultation services to enable and support client related work undertaken by other members of the MDT

  • In completing agreed duties, plans, organises and prioritises own time, activities and workload (manages own clinical caseload, plans group sessions, plans and organises teaching and research activities, organises administrative responsibilities, etc).

    Please note:

  • New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
  • Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
  • Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
  • Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
  • We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
  • Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

  Please see the job description and person specification attached to this advert for more information on the job role.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  You will need to have a passion for working with people in custody and who may have difficulty in trusting professionals and services and who may have experienced severe trauma - developing associated coping mechanisms that can make them 'difficult to engage with'.

  You will need to be able to work effectively as part of a wider, multidisciplinary team, bringing an enthusiastic and positive attitude to partnership building and embracing the notion of an integrated approach that delivers together.

  What we need from you!

  • A qualified Forensic, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with passion and drive for developing and contributing your clinical skills in a changeable and challenging environment
  • Be compassionate, caring and creative with excellent communication skills
  • A flexible and positive attitude
  • be willing to work in a person-centred and trauma informed manner

  • Facilitates the dissemination of effective evidence informed psychological practice within the team and service by supporting psychologically informed protocols, guidelines and procedures implemented by other members of the MDT

  • Regularly undertakes applied research and development activities related to the needs of the clients served and the Psychology Service as a whole.Provides teaching/training sessions/programmes in psychological principles and practice for other members of the MDT.Provides supervision and liaison-consultation services to enable and support client related work undertaken by other members of the MDT

  • In completing agreed duties, plans, organises and prioritises own time, activities and workload (manages own clinical caseload, plans group sessions, plans and organises teaching and research activities, organises administrative responsibilities, etc).

    Please note:

  • New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
  • Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
  • Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
  • Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
  • We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
  • Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

  Please see the job description and person specification attached to this advert for more information on the job role.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996, as accredited by the British Psychological Society, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
  • HCPC registration

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development as required by professional and accrediting bodies.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, day services and in patient settings.
  • Experience of working with people with severe and/or complex mental health difficulties,

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Doctoral level training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996, as accredited by the British Psychological Society, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
  • HCPC registration

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development as required by professional and accrediting bodies.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, day services and in patient settings.
  • Experience of working with people with severe and/or complex mental health difficulties,

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Oxford Health NHS Trust

  Address

  HMP Bullingdon

  Patrick Haigh Road

  Bicester

  OX25 1PZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Oxford Health NHS Trust

  Address

  HMP Bullingdon

  Patrick Haigh Road

  Bicester

  OX25 1PZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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